Table 1.

Selected demographic variables and lifestyle factors.

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentages (%)
Age	<30 years	66	21
	≥30 years	246	79
Gender	Male	255	82
	Female	57	18
Race	Asian	8	3
	Black	284	91
	Colored	3	1
	White	17	5
Marital status	Ever married	140	45
	Single	167	54
	Divorced	5	16
Level of education	Primary school	2	0.6
	Secondary school	37	12
	Matric	121	39
	Post matric	152	49
Smoking	No	198	64
	yes	114	37
Alcohol use	No	117	63
	Yes	195	38
Salt intake	No	85	24
	Yes	265	76
Fruits consumption	No	10	3
	Yes	302	97
Vegetables consumption	No	8	3
	Yes	304	97
Physical active	No	174	56
	Yes	138	44
Diagnosed with Diabetes	No	292	94
	Yes	20	6
Family history of hypertension	No	184	59
	Yes	128	41